A Fatal Strike and the First Seizure Since June as Iran’s Transit Rules Take Effect

At a Glance A Chief Engineer Killed Aboard a Bulk Carrier Exiting Hormuz MINOAN DIGNITY (IMO 9294484), a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier of 225 meters and 76,801 DWT, was struck by an unknown projectile in its engine room while transiting outbound through the Strait of Hormuz southern corridor overnight on August 17 to 18. The vessel’s… The post A Fatal Strike and the First Seizure Since June as Iran’s Transit Rules Take Effect appeared first on Windward .